Building construction



' F. M. vENzlE BUILDING coNsTRUcnoN.

Filed Jan. 21, 1953 April 2, 1935.

i @if INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 2, 1935 Y I .if-Aram forel-fici;

aeorpora'tionof'Delaware vApplication ...Ianualfy 21,

VY5 oiaims. (oma-46a l My invention relates to building construction and more particularly to a novel wall structure involving the use of plaster board panels and a felt backing.

The present invention contemplates the use vof supporting members such as risers against which may be' applied directly sections of building felt to which panels of plaster board' may be fastened, the `plaster board panels and the clips for holding them in place serving as ameans for holding the felt in proper position, the felt panels being of slightly larger dimensions than the plaster boardpanels. f

An object of my invention is to provide superior sound proofing and insulating qualities in a wall constructed. of plaster board and building felt. f

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel wall structure which may be readily mounted and dismounted and in which the elements as dismounted will have as k.great if not greater value than when new.

Yet another object ofY my invention is to provide a method of making a wall whereby the wall may be readily dismantled and the elements thereof maintained in such shape as to be capable of prompt assembly into a new wall having all the characteristicsof'a wall made of previously unused material. Y

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be obvious from a consideration of the following specification and claims, and from the drawing in which: 1

Fig. l is a front elevation of a wall, before the 'application of plaster thereto, embodying my invention; y

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2 -2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2; and Y Fig; 4 is a detail `perspective View of a clip used in mounting my wall. Y Y f Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the wall H3 comprises a supporting structure Ii which maybe a metal I-beam functioning as a riser, connected to a bottom plate l2. Directly against the risers H is erected a layer of building felt i3 connected to alpanel of plaster kboard Hl, the two being held in place against the riser H by aV clip l5.

As is well known, the yfelt I3 is delivered to the builder in long rolls of suitable width which may be varied upon order. In. accordance with the present invention the width of the felt in the roll should be slightly greater than that of vbe applied.

complished by-breaking away sucient plaster 1933,; serial No; 652,778' f the v'plaster board panel, forinstancea onelfk inchincrease over the width of the panel has"4 f been found suitable in numerous conditions.

j Pieces'then may be cut from Ythe'roll in a length exceeding that of the panels by a slight amount L5j and mounted Vagainst the plaster board panels.'V The composite panels are then mounted against the risers and the clips applied, theapplication j of the panels and the clips forcing the vfelt to A the size of the plaster board panels and makingjo a joint between adjacent pieces of felt which 1 will be under a slight expansive force.

which will be free from cracks through which air and sound may pass. Uponthe completion of awallfformed in this manner a nish coatingk of plaster is applied tocover the surface `ofthe` panels and the clips as indicated in Fig; 2 toV which' the ornamentalgcoating such as paint may 'y l Y I have foundthat when it is desirable to de.- l', molish a wall which has been constructed in the above described manner it'is possible to salvage the entire structure. This ymay be readily ac-r along thev upper vedge of the wall to'expose the clips and then bending the panel outwardly away o from the risers. A slight bending is suiicient to crack the plaster along the joint at the lower edge of the panel and the plaster will break along a substantially straight line. The plaster board with the plaster thereon and the felt backing may then be lifted down as a unit and the remainingl panels below the upper course removed without any breaking of the plasterexceptalong the line of jointure between adjacent Y courses. Upon demolition of the wall the' felt, due to its natural elasticity, vwill extend slightlybeyond ther edges of thewall board and will lbein as good shape as when originally erected. These unitsr ofy demolished wall may then be stored until need for erecting anotherfwall arises, at which time the unit as a whole may be erected in place and connected to the risers and in order to present aV nished surface it is necessary onlyto' plaster-the joints between the, adjacentV panels and over the clips. j"

I thusprovid'e .a method of construction by. Xwhich not only is the felt backing saved and reado y ily reeused, but I save the cost of a new plasteringV job.A

Various modifications may be made inthe fore` going embodiment of my invention without def parting from the spirit'and scope thereof as set forth in the following claims: 55

This'y method of mounting the felt will create a joint Y between.' Y

' supporting said felt on the other side, said clips connecting said risers and said plaster board whereby said felt is maintained in position there- 2. A wall structure l comprising risers, felt panels supported by said risers on one side, and means comprising plaster board and clips for supporting said felt panels on the other side, said clips connecting said risers and said plaster board whereby said felt panels are maintained in position therebetween. 4

V3. A wall ystructure comprising metal risers, plaster board panels, means comprising clips for connecting said panels to said risers, and a felt backing comprising a plurality of panels-of sub- -stantiallythe samevsize as said plaster board panels between said plaster board panels and said risers.

4. A wall structure comprising metal risers, a plurality of panels of building felt, a plurality of panels of plaster board, the plaster board panels being of slightly smaller dimensions than said buildingl felt panels, and means, including said plaster board panels, for maintaining said felt panels in position against said risers and cornpressing said felt panels to the dimensions of said plaster board panels.

5. A Wall structure comprising studs fixed in a predetermined position, means forming a base for plaster, means for connecting said base and said studs in a xed relationship, and resilient sound absorbing panels between said base and said studs, said panels being maintained in position by the xed relationship of said studs and base.

FREDERICK M. VENZIE. 

